Top 10 most popular tourist attractions in Liaoning Province

"Travel" means travel, going out, that is, the process of traveling from point A to point B in space in order to achieve a certain purpose; "you" means going out for sightseeing, sightseeing, and entertainment, that is, to achieve these Purpose of travel. The two together are tourism. Therefore, travel focuses on travel. Tourism not only has the meaning of "travel", but also has the meaning of sightseeing and entertainment. The following are the top ten most popular tourist attractions in Liaoning Province that I have collected for everyone. They are for reference only. You are welcome to read them.

1. Shenyang Forbidden City

Shenyang Forbidden City is located in Shenhe District, Shenyang City. It is one of the two complete palace complexes in China. The imperial palace before Hou Jin entered the Pass was also the Shengjing Palace after the Qing Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, also known as Fengtian Palace. The Shenyang Palace Museum not only has exquisite ancient palace buildings, but is also famous at home and abroad for its rich precious collections. The palace contains a large number of palace cultural relics left over from the old palace. These precious treasures can be viewed in various exhibition halls in the palace.

According to the architectural layout and construction sequence, the Shenyang Forbidden City is divided into three parts: the East Road is the Dazheng Hall and the Ten King Pavilions built during the Nurhachi period; the middle road is the Dazhong Palace built during the Taizong period of the Qing Dynasty, including the Qing Dynasty Palace. Gate, Chongzheng Hall, Phoenix Tower, Qingning Palace, Guanju Palace, Yanqing Palace, Yongfu Palace, etc.; West Road is the Wensu Pavilion built during the Qianlong period. The entire palace is lined with pavilions, majestic buildings, carved beams and painted buildings, and is magnificent.

2. Shenyang Botanical Garden

Shenyang Botanical Garden, located in Dongling District, Shenyang City, is also known as Shenyang World Expo Garden and Shenyang World Horticultural Expo Garden. It is a collection of green ecological ornamental and high-quality garden art. It is a multi-functional comprehensive tourist attraction integrating cultural landscape architecture, scientific research and education, entertainment and leisure activities. It was built in February 1959 and officially opened to the outside world in 1993. It covers an area of ??211 hectares. With the Lily Tower, Phoenix Square, and Rose Garden as iconic theme buildings, it brings together exquisite gardens and architecture from five continents in the world and key domestic cities. There are 100 exhibition gardens distributed in the north and south districts.

The Shenyang Botanical Garden is the venue for the 2006 Shenyang World Horticultural Expo in China. It is known as the "World Expo Garden in the Forest" and has been rated as "The Fifty Best Scenic Spots in Liaoning Province" and "The Fifteenth Best Scenery in Shenyang City". It has honorable titles such as "Grand Tourism Landscape" and "Top Ten Popular Science Education Bases in Shenyang City". In 2004, it won the title of the first batch of 5A-level tourist attractions in the country.

3. Dalian Jinshitan Resort

Jinshitan Resort is located in the northeast of Dalian City. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has beautiful scenery. May to October every year is the best tourist season. . There are many attractions here. You can go to the Discovery Kingdom Theme Park for a day of fun, or go to the Coastal National Geological Park to admire the strange rocks, or you can take your children to walk on the beach on the Gold Coast.

Dalian Jinshitan is a national-level scenic spot, a national-level tourist resort, a national AAAAA-level tourist attraction, and a national-level geological park. It is located in the northeast of Dalian City, with a land area of ??62 square kilometers. The sea area is 58 square kilometers, surrounded by the sea on three sides, with warm winters and cool summers, and a pleasant climate. It embodies geological wonders of 300 to 900 million years, and is known as the "Shenli Sculpture Park". The main attractions include Gold Coast, Jinshi Garden, Binhai Geopark, Golden Paraffin Museum, Mystery of Life Museum, Discovery Kingdom, etc.

4. Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park

Laohutan Ocean Park is located on the southern seaside of Dalian. It is surrounded by mountains and sea. It is not only a world of marine animals and birds, but also a seaside. Scenic resort. You can watch a show by beluga whales, sea lions, and dolphins, and the cute sea lions and walruses in the Gaiety Theater are waiting for you to interpret their body language.

If these are not enough, you can go to the Marine Aquarium to learn about the lives of fur seals and seals, see the cute penguins, and go to the Coral Museum to appreciate the colorful underwater world. You can also take the longest cross-sea aerial cableway in the country, enjoy the panoramic view of Laohutan, and reach the Birdsong Forest. Go to this large birdcage where dozens of species of birds such as peacocks, red-crowned cranes, and egrets live, and experience the world of birds. .

5. Qianshan Scenic Area

Qianshan is located 17 kilometers southeast of Anshan City, Liaoning Province. It borders the Bohai Sea to the south and Changbai Mountain to the north. It is a famous Taoist resort. Qianshan is composed of nearly a thousand peaks that resemble lotus flowers, hence its name. The natural scenery is very beautiful. Qianshan Scenic Area is mainly composed of Xianrentai National Forest Park, Giant Buddha Scenic Area, Tianshangtian Scenic Area, and Wufoding Scenic Area.

The natural scenery of Qianshan is very beautiful. Although it is not as majestic as the Five Mountains, it is as majestic as thousands of peaks. With its unique group of heroic postures, it is displayed on the land of Liaodong like an endless natural picture. "I want to count the flowers to the blue sky, nine hundred and ninety-nine hibiscus", this is the swan song of Qing Dynasty poet Yao Yuanzhi about Qianshan. Qianshan is also a holy place for the Quanzhen sect, the mainstream of Taoism.

6. Benxi Water Cave Scenic Area

Benxi Water Cave is located in Benxi City, Liaoning Province. It is a large water-filled cave formed hundreds of thousands of years ago. It is the largest water-filled cave that has been discovered in the world so far. The longest underground river that can be visited by boat. The entire scenic spot is composed of water caves, Address Museum, Tiesha Mountain and Miaohou Mountain. It is distributed in a strip along the Taizi River. Tourists here mainly visit the water caves and museums. There are two water and dry caves in the water cave. There are many stalactites of different shapes. You need to go boating to visit the water cave.

The entrance of Benxi Water Cave faces south and faces north. The entrance is in the shape of a half-moon, and the four characters Benxi Water Cave are written above the entrance. Entering the cave entrance is the reception hall, which is very large and can accommodate thousands of people. To the right from the hall is a 300-meter-long dry cave. The heights here are staggered, and there are holes in the cave. Many stalactites can be seen on the top and rock walls of the cave, with different shapes, such as ancient wells, Longtan, and Baibu. Pool and other landscapes. At the end of the dry cave is a clear pool, which is bottomless and the water vapor that comes up is very cold.

7. Yalu River Broken Bridge

The Yalu River Broken Bridge across the Yalu River is one of the iconic attractions in Dandong. It is next to the Yalu River Bridge (China-North Korea Friendship Bridge) and is Historical witness of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. Walking onto the bridge, looking at the numerous bullet marks left on the bridge body and the steel frame of the bridge torn by bombs, I could feel the sound of gunfire and fighter planes piercing the sky as if they were right next to my ears. Standing on the bridge, you can also enjoy the scenery of China and North Korea.

If you don’t want to spend money to go to the bridge, you can also see the broken bridge from the riverside. There is a cruise ship dock near the bridge. Taking a boat ride on the river to admire the broken bridge will give you a different feeling, and you can also look at North Korea in the distance. There are places to rent ethnic costumes by the river, where you can take photos and the prices are not expensive. At night, there will be neon lights flashing on several bridges near Dandong. It feels good to walk along the river and see the night view of the border.

8. Panjin Red Beach National Scenic Corridor

Red Beach is located in the Liaohe Delta Wetland, located on the southwest coast of Panjin City. It is a famous wetland formed by large red Suaeda grass. The Red Beach National Scenic Corridor is the largest scenic spot on the Red Beach. Here you can stroll along the wooden boardwalk and see the flaming red Suaeda grass extending endlessly on the coastline. The oil wells in the distance of the Red Beach are even more beautiful under the setting sun. A charming picture. If you come here in autumn, you can also see the golden rice fields echoing the red beach, and groups of migratory birds spreading their wings in the depths of the tidal flats.

The National Scenic Corridor starts from the Erjiegou Henjianggou Bridge in the south and ends at the junction of the Jieguanting Bridge and the tourist road in the north, with a total length of 18 kilometers. The viewing period of Red Beach is from May to October every year, but it turns yellow and withers in winter, so the scenic spot is not open in winter. In early April, the Suaeda grass on the Red Beach is tender red, then the color will gradually turn darker, and by October it will turn from red to purple, so August to October is the best viewing period, and you can see the crimson red Red Beach.

9. Jinzhou Bijia Mountain

Jinzhou Bijia Mountain is a small island connected to the mainland in the offshore. There are three peaks on the island, shaped like a pen stand, and because there is a small Bijia Mountain shaped like a pen stand corresponding to it in the eastern sea, it is called Big Bijia Mountain. From the north shore to Dabijia Mountain, it spans 1.8 kilometers across the sea. There is a natural pebble channel formed by tides connecting the island and the land, commonly known as the "overpass".

The Bijiashan Scenic Area takes Bijiashan Island and the "Overpass" as the main attractions, and is roughly divided into five areas: island tour, sea sightseeing, shore entertainment, beach bathing and vacation cultivation.

The total area is 8 square kilometers, including 4.72 square kilometers of land area and 3.28 square kilometers of sea area. There are many natural attractions here, including Ma'an Bridge, One-line Sky, Divine Turtle Going to the Sea, Stone Monkey Swimming, Tiger Cave, Menglan Bay, etc. There are numerous cultural relics and historic sites: Lu Zuting, Sun Palace, Five Mothers Palace, Ten Thousand Buddhas Hall, Dragon King Temple, Sanqing Pavilion, etc.

10. Xingcheng Ancient City Scenic Area

Xingcheng Ancient City is one of the top ten ancient cities in China and one of the four most complete Ming Dynasty ancient cities in my country. It is located in the center of the old town of Xingcheng City, Liaoning Province. It is on the west coast of Liaodong Bay, located in the middle section of the Liaoxi Corridor. It borders the Bohai Sea in the southeast, Suizhong County in the southwest by Liugu River, Jianchang County in the northwest, and Huludao City in the northeast. It was first built in the third year of Xuande in Ming Dynasty (AD 1428) as Ningyuan Acropolis. It was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty and renamed Ningyuan Prefecture City. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

The ancient city of Xingcheng is the only square acropolis. The city wall has four gates in the southeast and northwest, a bell and drum tower in the center, a semicircular urn outside the city gate, and forts still built at the four corners of the city wall. Used to set up Hongyi cannon. Xingcheng has unique tourism resources. In an area of ??42 square kilometers, it integrates the five major landscapes of "city, spring, mountain, sea and island". The perfect combination forms the unique style of the northern coastal scenic tourist area. People come here for sightseeing every year The number of Chinese and foreign tourists reached one million.

Extended reading: Overview of Liaoning Province’s travel strategies

Liaoning’s transportation

Liaoning’s transportation is very developed, especially its railways and highways, as well as air and water transportation. can be reached.

The railway density ranks first in the country, with 57 trunk lines and branch lines such as Shenyang-Dan, Changda, Shenshan, Shen-Ji, Jincheng, and Weita railways, with Shenyang as the hub radiating to the surrounding areas. .

As the first province in the country to build expressways, Liaoning has opened expressways in 97 counties (districts) on land, basically reaching the level of expressway networks in developed countries.

There are 7 airports in the province, and two more airports are under construction in Yingkou and Dalian.

Liaoning has a coastline of 2,178 kilometers and many excellent seaports, mainly including: Dandong, Dalian, Yingkou, Zhuanghe, Jinzhou, Huludao, Lushun Yangtouwa, etc.

Arrival Guide

Aviation

Liaoning Province has 7 civil airports, located in Shenyang, Dalian, Dandong, Jinzhou, Anshan, Liaoyang and Chaoyang.

Among them, Shenyang Taoxian Airport and Dalian Zhoushuizi Airport are international airports.

In addition, Yingkou Airport and Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport are also under construction and will soon be completed and opened for flights.

Railway

Liaoning has the highest density railway network in the country, with Shenyang as the center and extending radially to the east, west, north and south. It is a link and bridge connecting the three northeastern provinces with Inner Mongolia and the Customs.

The main lines include Jingha, Shenyang-Dalian, Shenji, Shendan and other lines, as well as some branch lines connecting inside and outside the province.

1. Beijing-Harbin Line

It starts from Beijing in the south and ends in Harbin in the north. It passes through Suizhong, Xingcheng, Huludao, Jinzhou, Linghai, Heishan, Xinmin, Shenyang, Tieling, Kaiyuan, Changtu and other cities and counties.

2. Shenyang-Dalian Line

It starts from Shenyang in the north and ends in Dalian in the south, with a total length of 400 kilometers, passing through Dengta, Liaoyang, Anshan, Haicheng, Dashiqiao, Gaizhou, and Wafang Store, Pulandian and other cities.

3. Shenji Line

It starts from Shenyang in the west and ends in Jilin City in the east, with a total length of 446 kilometers, passing through Fushun, Qingyuan and other cities and counties in Liaoning Province.

4. Shenyang-Danzhou Line

It starts from Shenyang in the north and ends in Dandong in the south, with a total length of 277 kilometers, passing through Benxi, Fengcheng and other cities.

5. Jincheng Line

It starts from Jinzhou in the east and ends in Chengde, Hebei Province in the west. It passes through Yixian, Beipiao, Chaoyang, Jianping, Lingyuan and other cities and counties in Liaoning Province.

6. Xinyi Line

It starts from Xinmin City, Shenyang in the east, to Yi County, Jinzhou City in the west, passing through Fuxin City.

This railway, together with the Jincheng Line and the Jingcheng Line, forms the second passage from Beijing to Shenyang.

7. Gouhai Line

It starts from Goubangzi on the Jingha Line in the west to Haicheng on the Shenyang-Dalian Line in the east, passing through Panshan, Panjin and other cities and counties. It is a shortcut from Dalian to Guan Nei, which is 200 kilometers shorter than the detour to Shenyang.

8. Dazheng Line

It starts from Dahu Mountain on the Beijing-Harbin Line in the south and reaches Tongliao City in Inner Mongolia in the north. It can reach Daqing and Qiqihar in Heilongjiang Province directly by connecting to the line. It passes through Heishan and Zhangwu counties in Liaoning Province.

Highways

1. Expressways:

As the first province in the country to build expressways, Liaoning has opened 97 land counties (districts) in total. Expressways have basically reached the level of expressway networks in developed countries.

With Shenyang as the center, five expressways including Beijing-Shenyang, Shenyang-Dalian, Shenben, Shen-Ha, and Shen-Fu, as well as the Shenyang transit expressway, have been built. The Huanghai Avenue (Dalian Jinzhou-Dandong) Expressway has also been built to Zhuanghe.

(1) Beijing-Shenyang Expressway

It starts from the Sifang Bridge of the East Fourth Ring Road in Beijing in the west and ends at the North Liguan Interchange of the Shenyang Ring Expressway in the east, with a total length of 658 kilometers.

(2) Shen-Harbin Expressway

It starts from the Shenyang Ring Expressway Wangjiagou Interchange in the south and reaches Harbin in the north. Currently, except for the Caijiagou section from Jilin Dehui to Heiji Jilin Except, all other sections of the road have been opened to traffic.

(3) Shenyang-Dalian Expressway

It starts from Jinbaotai Interchange of Shenyang Transit Expressway in the north and ends at Nanguanling in Dalian in the south, with a total length of 375 kilometers.

2. National Highway:

(1) 101 National Highway: Starting from Shenyang in the east, passing through Zhangwu, Fuxin, Beipiao, Chaoyang, Jianping, Lingyuan, entering Chengde, Hebei Province, and ending in Chengde, Hebei Province. to Beijing.

(2) National Highway 102: starts from Beijing in the west, exits Shanhaiguan and enters Liaoning, passing through Suizhong, Xingcheng, Huludao, Linghai, Beining, Heishan, Xinmin, Shenyang, Tieling, Kaiyuan and Changtu , enter Siping, Jilin, and finally arrive in Harbin.

(3) National Highway 201: starts from Lushunkou District of Dalian City in the south, passes through Jinzhou, Zhuanghe, Donggang, Dandong, Kuandian, Huanren, enters Tonghua, Jilin, and ends at Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province.

(4) National Highway 202: Starting from Lushunkou District of Dalian City in the south, passing through Jinzhou, Pulandian, Gaizhou, Dashiqiao, Haicheng, Anshan, Liaoyang, Dengta, Shenyang, Fushun, Qingyuan, and entering Meihekou, Jilin, and finally Heihe City, Heilongjiang Province.

(5) National Highway 203: starts from Xinchengzi District of Shenyang City in the south, passes through Faku and Kangping, enters Shuangliao, Jilin, and ends at Mingshui County, Heilong Province.

(6) National Highway 304: Starting from Dandong in the east, passing through Fengcheng, Benxi, Shenyang, Xinmin, Zhangwu, entering Tongliao in Inner Mongolia, and finally ending in Huolingol City.

(7) National Highway 305: starts from Zhuanghe in the east, passes through Gaizhou, Yingkou, Dawa, Panshan, Yixian, Beipiao, enters Aohan Banner of Inner Mongolia, and ends at Linxi County.

(8) National Highway 306: starts from Suizhong in the east, passes through Jianchang and Lingyuan, enters Chifeng in Inner Mongolia, and ends at Keshiketeng Banner.

Water transportation

Liaoning has a coastline of 2,178 kilometers and many excellent seaports, mainly including: Dandong, Dalian, Yingkou, Zhuanghe, Jinzhou, Huludao, Lushun Yangtouwa, etc.

1. Dalian Port is the largest port in Northeast China and does not freeze all year round.

There are passenger ferries to Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Penglai, Yantai, Weihai, Shanghai and Incheon, South Korea.

2. Dandong at the mouth of the Yalu River and Yingkou at the mouth of the Liaohe River are also important ports on the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.

Accommodation in Liaoning

Liaoning Province has a developed tourism industry and has many hotel options, ranging from family hotels to national chain stores, ordinary star hotels to five-star luxury hotels.

Star-rated hotels are mainly distributed in Shenyang, Dalian, Anshan, Benxi, Dandong, Fushun, Jinzhou, Yingkou, Pulandian and other cities. Dalian, Shenyang, Anshan and other big cities also have many five-star luxury hotels.

Liaoning cuisine

Liaoning cuisine, formed after a long period of brewing, has been continuously influenced by major cuisines across the country, especially Shandong cuisine. It is based on mountain delicacies and game from neighboring areas. The cooking techniques are It is famous for "stewing" and is good at "frying, stir-frying and cooking".

1. Top ten delicacies in Liaoning: Laobian dumplings, Manchu-Han banquet, braised pork elbows, Coral Sea tiger fins, pumpkin shark fin cup, Eight Palace delicacies, Taihe double delicacies, Qunlong Zhuhe, Shuaifu double delicacies Snails, double-color and double-flavor shrimp.

2. Liaoning’s top ten flavors: Majia shaomai, durian cake, Niuzhuang pie, roasted whole lamb, three-color pearl balls, Jinzhou side dishes, hand meat and whole lamb soup, nourishing fish head , shrimp and radish shredded cakes, donkey meat and buckwheat crown dumplings.

Shopping in Liaoning

Liaoning is rich in products. Its main specialties include fruits, Northeastern Three Treasures, Xiuyan jade, Kazuo purple sand, Dandong chestnut, etc.

Liaoning is one of the famous temperate fruit producing areas in the country. Liaonan apples and Liaoxi pears are famous throughout the country. Xiongyue City on the Liaodong Peninsula is known as the "Apple City". Chaoyang jujube is famous for its sweet and sour taste.

Among the three treasures of Northeast China, "pillar ginseng", "white ginseng" and "deer antler" all occupy an important position in the country.

There are also Xiuyan jade, Dandong silk, Kazuo purple sand pottery, Shenyang silk flowers, etc.

Specialties of Liaoning

Pillar ginseng

Pillar ginseng is produced in Shizhu Village, Zhenjiang Town, Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Dandong, Liaoning. In ancient times, Qigeng from Shandong came here to dig it. Wild ginseng was planted with elm trees and stone pillars were erected to mark it, hence the name.

Not only does it look similar to wild ginseng, but its medicinal value is also similar to that of wild ginseng.

Apple

The hilly fruit production area in southern Liaoning is the northernmost of my country's temperate fruit suitable areas. It is a fruit base mainly producing apples and is known as one of the three largest orchards in my country.

Here there is less rainfall, sufficient sunshine, and a large temperature difference between day and night in autumn. Therefore, apples mature late, are well colored, and the pulp is not easy to saccharify and become soft, and is resistant to storage.

Dalian Yellow Peach

Yellow peach is a famous fruit product in Dalian, southern Liaoning. The most famous varieties are "Luxiang Peach", "Lianhuang Peach" and "Fenghuang Peach". .

The oval-shaped fruit is orange-yellow in color, with tender, chewy, juicy flesh, sweet and sour taste. It can be eaten directly and tastes delicious; it can also be processed into canned fruits.

Xiuyan Jade

Xiuyan Jade is named after being produced in Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, Anshan City, Liaoning Province. It is one of the four famous jades in Chinese history.

Broadly speaking, it can be divided into two categories:

One type is old jade (also known as yellow and white old jade). The seed material in the old jade is called river-moved jade, which belongs to the translucent type. Stone jade, with its simple texture, dignified texture and light yellowish white color, is a precious uncut jade.

The other type is Xiuyan Jasper (also known as Wagou Yuyin), which belongs to the serpentine type ore. Its texture is solid and warm, delicate and round, mostly green to lake green, with dark green among them. , transparent and with few flaws are treasures.

Kazuo purple clay

Kazuo purple clay and pottery have a long history in our country, which can be traced back to the prehistoric Hongshan Culture period.

Kazuo purple sand pottery is made of purple sand, a rare local clay. It is reddish purple in color, fine and hard in texture, suitable for carving, easy to color, has good air permeability, and has good plasticity and stability. It is neither easy to deform nor burst.

Dandong chestnut

Dandong chestnut cultivation began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and is famous for its excellent quality.

The fruit is large, white in color, good in taste and not split. It can be eaten raw, stir-fried with sugar, and baked. It can also be canned, ground into powder to make cakes, and cooked with spoons.

Activities in Liaoning

You must not miss the Guandong folk arts when you come to Liaoning. Whether it is Manchu Taiping drums and octagonal drums, folk duets, or Shenyang acrobatics, a wide variety of folk arts performances will definitely Feast your eyes.